Jul 25 Data breach may help Chinese government identify U.S. spies By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Several United States government and intelligence officials have expressed concern that a sweeping data breach of the Office of Personnel Management, first reported in early June, might have further ramifications. Continue reading
Jul 25 Democrats waver on Uber and the sharing economy By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The debate over ride-hailing firm Uber is laying bare divides in the Democratic Party and on the left about how to handle the new "sharing" economy. Republicans are hungry to exploit that ambivalence and make inroads into a wealthy sector… Continue reading
Jul 25 Hillary Clinton to testify before House Benghazi committee By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify Oct. 22 before the House committee investigating the deaths of four Americans in the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya… Continue reading
Jul 25 In Kenya, Obama prods African nations to afford gays equal treatment By Associated Press President Barack Obama nudged African nations Saturday to treat gays and lesbians equally under the law, a position that remains unpopular through much of the continent… Continue reading
Jul 25 Planned Parenthood video puts progressives on the defensive By Alan Fram, Associated Press Republicans and anti-abortion groups are giving no signs of letting the Planned Parenthood issue fade quickly. A look at what's happened and what may be ahead. Continue reading
Jul 25 New Clinton email claims stoke controversy By Lisa Lerer and Eric Tucker, Associated Press A new letter from intelligence investigators to the Justice Department says secret government information may have been compromised in Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server… Continue reading
Jul 19 Mitsubishi apologizes for using American POWs as laborers in WWII By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Senior executives from Mitsubishi Materials held a press conference at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles on Sunday to formally apologize for using American prisoners of war as forced laborers during World War II. Continue reading
Jul 19 Consumer drones interfere with CA firefighting efforts By Kenzi Abou-Sabe In the past month alone, drones have gotten in the way of firefighters in San Bernadino County, the Plumas National Forest and, most recently, a busy highway that connects Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Continue reading
Jul 19 Higher-than-expected Medicaid enrollment numbers prompt state budget worries By Daniel Costa-Roberts A dozen states that chose to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act have seen their enrollment numbers far outpace projections, raising budget concerns as the federal government gets set to reduce its funding for the expansions… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 1:33 Startup helps families send money back to their home country By PBS News Hour How has technology changed our ability to send cash to loved ones abroad? One financial tech startup in New York is hoping to change how immigrant families support one another. Stephen Fee reports. Continue watching